[Exist-open] problem embedding eXist in web application

[titash n. <tit...@gm...>]

Hi,

  I have been trying to embed eXist in my web app(its a struts
application).  I am creating a database and inserting data into it
through the api.  Also, my program retrieves the data and displays it.
But I am not successful and I think I know the reason but not the
solution.  I am not able to replace this command(which is used when
running a java app from main()):

   java -Dexist.initdb=true -Dexist.home=. TestDB

   How would I mention the "-Dexist.home=. "  in my web app?  That is
why when I run the web app in the browser, the data folder remains
empty, and the result shows "no esults found", which means  that the
creation and retrieving of eXist data is not working at all:(

  However, everything works fine(and I can see the content of the xml
db) when I compile the code with main() and run through the command
prompt using
   java -Dexist.initdb=true -Dexist.home=. TestDB

   Some help in this regard would be really appreciated.

   Thanks & Regards,
   Titash